Wednesday, April 23: Day three of three, Asteya

Posted on April 28, 2014 by perlgurl

Yoga: Nope.

Pranayama: Nope.

Asteya: I’m pushing myself too hard and the sickness I’ve been fighting for over a month flared up again today in the form of a sore throat and general tiredness. I have decided to take the night off for myself and canceled my violin lesson so I can rest. Not really Asteya, but I’m being gentle to myself.

 

Asteya = Non-StealingFor the next three days we will focus on making conscious choices, taking only what we need & practicing generosity and gratitude.Lets pay attention to the ways in which we covet or steal from others and also with-hold pleasures from ourselves. The more we want to be someone else, or shift our desires outward, then the less we are honoring our own divinity.

Stealing manifests in many more forms then simply taking something that does not belong to us. What ways do we take credit for things we didn’t do? When do we covet someone else’s ’stuff’ — whether they be accolades, physical items or opportunities? If we haven’t earned them, then they do not belong to us. These forms of stealing are rooted in a sense of desperation, emptiness and fear.

At the heart of Asteya is the practice of giving back, being grateful and acting with integrity and reciprocity.  You have the ability to transform scarcity into abundance and fear into faith.

 

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